China vs Norway: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

China
1.75 kg per person
in 2023
Norway
1.92 kg per person
in 2023
China rank
32nd
Norway rank
31st

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time

  • China
  • Norway
0123196119922023

How they compare

Norway currently reports 1.92 kg per person against 1.75 kg per person in China, a difference of 0.17 kg per person.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

China ranks 32nd and Norway ranks 31st of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2236 kg per person 1.68 kg per person 1.46 kg per person Norway
1970s 0.6071 kg per person 2.34 kg per person 1.74 kg per person Norway
1980s 1.39 kg per person 2.64 kg per person 1.25 kg per person Norway
1990s 1.8 kg per person 2.52 kg per person 0.719 kg per person Norway
2000s 2.01 kg per person 2.21 kg per person 0.1984 kg per person Norway
2010s 2.18 kg per person 1.91 kg per person 0.2659 kg per person China
2020s 1.78 kg per person 1.97 kg per person 0.197 kg per person Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, China or Norway?
Norway, at 1.92 kg per person against 1.75 kg per person in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between China and Norway?
0.17 kg per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Norway?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Norway rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
China ranks 32nd and Norway ranks 31st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.